FARMINGDALE, NY – JUNE 15: Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain looks on during the first day of previews to the 109th U.S. Open on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park on June 15, 2009 in Farmingdale, New York.

Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez never goes anywhere without his cigars. He always packs a full humidor whenever he travels to the States, two weeks’ worth for the Bridgestone followed by the PGA. Asked if he knew of a good cigar store in Akron, he said, “The only thing, you cannot sell Cuban cigars here, and I bring my own.” So important are the stogies that they apparently provide nourishment. “I smoke in the practice rounds but not in the tournament rounds,” he said this week. “But as soon as I finish,” — he held up his lit cigar with a flourish — “my lunch!”

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